Real Reason for Germanys Big Drive on the Western Front
The Providence Journal argues Germany presses the western assault to compensate for eastern setbacks. It says Russia advances do not yield lasting empire, oceans defend allied seas block German commerce, and naval power must be crushed in the west. Allied lines remain firm. Petain’s vow They shall not pass echoes as defenders stand.
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Germany
Russia
von Hindenburg
France
Wilhelmshaven
Kiel
Baltic
Black Seas
Asia
Africa
South America
Ardanelles
Western Front
India
Picardy
Belgium
Petain
The
Providence Journal
Jewellery tax changes dated May 1 1918 in Ottawa
The new excise on jewellery requires payment at import on May 1 1918. Domestic goods made after that date pay tax at sale by the maker. Goods on hand by April 30 must pay tax when sold.
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Ottawa
The Right Age and the Scout Objection
A young man asserts conscientious scruples claiming to be born again in 1905. An officer asks if he objects to the Boy Scouts, prompting a quoted exchange in the Boston Transcript style.
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Etly
Boy Scouts
Boston
Saskatchewan and Destruction of Game Objection
A Saskatchewan government letter by Minister W. R. Motherwell argues against treating game as a commercial resource during war. It favors stricter fall hunting controls and cites the migrant bird treaty, suggesting prohibiting slaughter of young lambs and calves would more effectively conserve meat supplies.
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Saskatchewan
Great Britain
United States
W. R. Motherwell
Peace Treaties of No Value, Red Cross Chief Says
H. P. Davidson, chairman of the American Red Cross war council, in London after inspecting Red Cross work in allied Europe, plans a $100,000,000 drive. He credits Brest-Litovsk and Roumania pacts with ending peace by negotiation, claiming Germany's military power makes any treaty worthless and world security hinges on crushing Germany.
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H. P. Davidson
American Red Cross War Council
London
Red Cross
Europe
United States
Roumania
Alsace-Lorraine
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
Holland
Frederick the Great statue removed from Washington war college
The Frederick the Great statue, a symbol of Prussian militarism, was hoisted from its pedestal at the war college in Washington and carted away to the cellar. The paper condemns Germany’s gift in 1904 and urges melting the statue into bullets to send it back home.
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Frederick the Great
War College
Washington
Kaisenhelm
Germany
America
Frederick
Port Huron Times-Herald
Sugar Saving 25 Percent From New Canada Restrictions
The Canada food board's recent sugar restrictions will save about 100 000 tons, roughly 25 percent of normal consumption. Restrictions are needed due to shipping and transit issues. Cuba sugar is unavailable for Canada. available supply must be conserved for preserving time.
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Canada Food Board
Cuba
Canada
German Plot Reveals Massive Bomb Found in New York Doorway
A bomb weighing twelve pounds was discovered in a doorway of a four story building partly owned by Life Publishing in New York City. Inspector Owen Aap of the bureau of combustibles called it one of the most dangerous devices he had examined. The device was a foot long and half a foot wide and weighed twelve pounds, wrapped in a Philadelphia newspaper.
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Owen Aap
Bureau of Combustabies
Life Publishing Company
Life
New York City
Philadelphia
Red Cross Moving Pictures In Manitoba Campaign
The Red Cross will mount an automobile show across Manitoba for the June campaign. A self contained moving picture feature with its own operator will illuminate country schoolhouses lacking electricity by running a long cable from the headlight to the screen. After each district, the gear is packed and moved to the next. The event aims to showcase a Manitoba produced film supervised by Red Cross leaders. The effort honors the youth's patriotism and calls for donations to support veterans and families.
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Red Cross
Manitoba
Peg
Winnipeg
Manitoba Red Cross seeks Unity for 1918 Drive Campaign
The Manitoba Red Cross outlines a province wide canvass led from Winnipeg to raise funds for wounded soldiers. District organizers will recruit local committees, subdivide municipalities, and hold mass meetings to explain aid from the trenches to hospital trains and camps. Winnipeg aims for half the provincial target of 600000, with hopes for over a million overall. Local veterans will speak to urge generosity as supplies flow from France to support wounded men.
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Red Cross Society
The
Red Cross
Winnipeg
Canada
Manitoba Red Cross
France
Flanders
Canadian Red Cross
Manitoba
England
Redross
Winni
E. F. Trefz
United States
West Front
Mr. Trefz
Canadian Red Cross Society
Red Cross Soccor
W. H. Gardner
Picardy
Fiendish Cruelty of the Huns Stirs Global Outrage
The London Daily Telegraph condemns German war crimes and asserts no truce is possible with Teutonic militarism. It cites innate brutality, teaching by philosophers and historians, and a materialist civilization as roots of cruelty, urging force to eradicate the poison and restore civilized Europe.
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Germany
London Daily Telegraph
Europe
Justice Younger
Wilson
War Losses Mount For Germany From All Sides
The piece catalogs Germanys critical defeats across sea trade, foreign commerce, and colonial holdings. It notes East Africa campaign success by opponents and asserts Germanys loss of respect, dye patents, raw material access, and millions of soldiers, underscoring a total strategic collapse.
Russia a Doubtful Asset to Germany
A wartime editorial argues Russia remains a doubtful asset for Germany until it can be organized for industry and agriculture. It contrasts Russia's weakness with the United States’ growing influence and predicts Allied air supremacy will force a German surrender, framing democracy against aggression.
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Russia
Germany
Democras
United States
Frozen by Pressure: Ice Forms Under Water Deepening Pressure
The piece debunks the idea that iron ships float at great depths. It explains sinking depends on weight versus displaced water, notes water becomes denser under pressure, and that at extreme depths water would freeze into ice, not support floating iron.
Whistler Supposedly Hung Work Upside Down
Impressionistic Whistler aimed to place a fellow artist’s work in the autumn salon and succeeded. On varnishing day the artist exclaimed in dismay that the picture was hung upside down. Whistler hushed him saying the committee refused it the other way.
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Whistler
Boston Transcript
A Wise and Generous Decision
The United States government agrees to brigading American battalions with French and British units in a move of military and political significance. The plan strengthens allied coordination, reflects generosity toward a growing American army, and accelerates training to meet urgent needs in France. London Times notes the decision as wise and chivalrous, emphasizing unity with the European allies in the common cause.
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United States
France
London Limes
Nine Million Without Bread Crisis in Belgium and France
United States suspended food shipments for ten days to reallocate three million bushels of grain to Belgian relief. Reports state over nine million people in Belgium and northern France lack bread as a result of the move.
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United States
Allies
Belgium
France
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